This is the first conference designed by ERPAS for ERPAS! A one of a kind program developed from topic suggestions by current and potential ERPAs to provide practical solutions to the issues they face, the ERPA Conference offers up to 10.5 ASPPA, ERPA, JBEA and NIPA CPE credits, Ethics CPE credit, access to top speakers from the IRS, and networking with colleagues and fellow ERPAs.

[Guidance Overview]
Employee Benefits Developments, March 2010
Excerpt: "A brief look at developments in Employee Benefits law from February and March 2010, including cases, rulings, and opinions."
(HodgsonRuss)

California League of Cities Scrutinizes Public Pensions
Excerpt: "The league is considered the leading advocate for the common interests of California's cities. According to the Committee's Executive Director Dwight Stenbakken they acknowledged in January that the high cost of public pensions are 'a real problem, unsustainable, and need to be readjusted in whatever way they can.'"
(Beverly Hills Courier)

Time to Shine for Cash Balance Plans
Excerpt: "Most defined benefit pension sponsors are facing a financial slug in the gut this year in the form of a spike in required funding contributions resulting from the 2007-2008 stock market crash and the drop in interest rates. . . . Will this latest development ignite another uptick in conversions to hybrid pension designs that followed the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, the law that, among other things, validated the legitimacy of cash balance plans?"
(Employee Benefit News)

Pension Protection Act implementation, fee disclosure proposals, complex correction programs, and more. A never ending stream of regulations and other guidance has been hitting 401(k) practitioners. Need some help keeping up? EBIA’s 401(k) Plans manual analyzes and explains the new developments, puts them in context, and offers practical guidance on how to deal with the constantly shifting environment for 401(k) plans.

Executive Compensation; Benefits in General

[Guidance Overview]
New Case Revives Hopes for Refunds of FICA Tax on RIF Severance Pay
Excerpt: "Employers who have made involuntary termination severance payments pursuant to a plan should consider filing protective refund claims. Time is of the essence for refunds of FICA taxes paid in 2006 because, in general, such claims must be filed no later than April 15, 2010. It should be noted, however, that the decision to file a claim may not be as clear cut as it was following the CSX trial court decision."
(Faegre & Benson)

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